EP 1210526 A1 20020605 - CAM SHAFT SUPPORT AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY
Title (en)
CAM SHAFT SUPPORT AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY
Title (de)
NOCKENWELLENLAGERUNG UND UMHÜLLUNG
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE D'ENCEINTE ET DE SUPPORT D'ARBRE A CAME
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0022666 W 20000817
- US 39197799 A 19990908
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0118422A1] A cam shaft support and enclosure assembly (50) includes a tube (54) formed with a flat (66) on its inboard (47) end. An outboard end (46) of the tube (54) is supported on a spider (51) which in turn is mounted on an axle (35) of a heavy duty vehicle. A bushing (59, 60) is mounted in each of the tube ends (46, 47), and a cam shaft (52) is rotatably mounted in and passes completely through the bushings (59, 60) and sealed and lubricated tube (54). A support plate (68) formed with a generally D-shaped keyhole (69) is mounted on the suspension beam (24), and is slip-fittingly engaged by the correspondingly shaped inboard end (47) of the tube (54). The weld-free connection enables the plate (68) to react rotation of the tube (54) without the possibility of fatigue or failure of a weld. The slip-fit connection further enables installation of the cam assembly (50) on different types of axle/suspension systems and accomodates differing distances between the tube support points caused by natural variations in manufacturing processes. The assembly also limits load- and contamination-induced wear.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60T 1/06 (2006.01); F16D 65/14 (2006.01); F16D 65/22 (2006.01); F16D 51/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B60T 1/067 (2013.01 - EP US); F16D 65/22 (2013.01 - EP US); F16D 2051/003 (2013.01 - EP US); F16D 2125/30 (2013.01 - EP US); F16D 2125/56 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 74/2101 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0118422A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0118422 A1 20010315; AU 6784200 A 20010410; AU 750171 B2 20020711; BR 0012268 A 20020312; BR 0012268 B1 20090505; CA 2379517 A1 20010315; CA 2379517 C 20050104; EP 1210526 A1 20020605; MX PA02002366 A 20020730; NZ 516216 A 20040130; US 6240806 B1 20010605
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0022666 W 20000817; AU 6784200 A 20000817; BR 0012268 A 20000817; CA 2379517 A 20000817; EP 00955684 A 20000817; MX PA02002366 A 20000817; NZ 51621600 A 20000817; US 39197799 A 19990908